fruit and veg for sambavas?

[Millz&Jukka]

Hi
I'm new here! I'd like to know what types of fruit and veg my sambava juvenile can eat safely
I'm not sure but he's eaten banana before so I know that ok, I just don't want to feed him anything dangerous
thx

 

[Andee]

Sambavas usually don't eat fruit or veg from what I've heard considering they are panthers. The fact that he's eaten banana is pretty cool XD

 

[Millz&Jukka]

ok thanks Andee

Sambavas usually don't eat fruit or veg from what I've heard considering they are panthers. The fact that he's eaten banana is pretty cool XD

 

[guanagator]

Give the insects the fruits and veg, for him it's roaches, fly's, crickets, worms...... bugs bugs bugs!

 

[Millz&Jukka]

Give the insects the fruits and veg, for him it's roaches, fly's, crickets, worms...... bugs bugs bugs!

I give them apple, leaves like spinach and stuff

 

[guanagator]

I give them apple, leaves like spinach and stuff

You'll want to avoid spinach it actually can decrease the available calcium, which is what we want to boost in crickets, dandelion greens are good base or a prepared gut load like cricket crack or bug burger.

Here is a blog by another forum member I found helpful on the subject.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/entry/feeder-nutrition-amp-gutloading.75/

 

[Reptile Pet Shops]

No to the spinach, dont even feed it to your bugs. Kale is good too as well as dandelion leaves.
Spinach is high in oxalates and blocks the calcium absorbtion.